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The Residents tickets are now available and can be bought or sold online at StubHub.com. During the age of vinyl, when an album’s cover art made more of an impression, you could tell a little about a band by the images they decided to represent themselves with. Looking at the bizarre cover of any of The Residents dozens of records, you know this is a band that has always meant to sound like they escaped from an asylum. The most persistent image associated with the band has been its members in tuxedos, top hats and canes, with eyeball masks covering their faces. Their music reflects their visual flair, being loony, abstract, and at times even frightening. Masters of the concept album, they’ve sung about everything from mole people escaping from a flood and going to battle to an audio documentary of Eskimo life. The band is most assuredly one of the strangest ever formed. It also must be one of the most prolific, turning out literally dozens of albums since first establishing itself in 1966 in Shreveport, LA. The band members have never let themselves be known by name, have eschewed any and all press coverage, and generally remain an enigma. Their name comes from a story that they sent an anonymous demo tape to Warner Bros. in the early ‘70s, only to have it returned to them addressed "for the attention of residents. They also supposedly performed live only thrice in their first decade of existence. A list of weird facts could be compiled about The Residents, and it would communicate more about their absurd sense of humor and bizarre blend of meandering rock, electronic music and strange noises. Their fourth album, released in 1978, was in fact their second (they claimed). Called Not Available, the record introduced the concept of the theory of obscurity, which holds a record back from release until it’s forgotten about. Another record, called The Commercial Album, consisted of 40 one-minute songs (about the length of a radio commercial). Songs from the album were played on San Francisco radio, apparently, because The Residents bought air time for their songs. Strange? Certainly. But also compelling. If you like to be tested, and enjoy experimental music, than the catalogue of The Residents is a treasure trove. Even better, band is touring, and The Residents tickets are awaiting you. Written by Andrew Good and sponsored by StubHub.com. StubHub sells sports tickets, concert tickets, theater tickets and more to just about any event in the world. Don’t miss The Residents at The Residents tickets.
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